This blog is an employment resource for professionals seeking jobs in the emerging field of agricultural and food law. It emphasizes non-traditional employment opportunities instead of legal practice opportunities.
The LL.M. Program in Agricultural & Food Law at the University of Arkansas School of Law is pleased to offer this service. These posts are for informational purposes only; we do not make any representations regarding the employment offered.

Groundwork Fellows will complete projects alongside our policy staff, attend conferences and networking sessions, and receive professional development training. Each fellow will complete an independent project to complement Groundwork’s program areas based on their area of expertise, and present this project to conclude their term. The Groundwork fellowship program aims to address key issue areas in our community and showcase cross-program understanding of community resiliency. As a fellow, you will focus on your individual program area while benefiting from a dynamic, supportive professional community addressing a variety of issues.

Successful fellowship applicants will be awarded a competitive stipend in addition to assistance with housing and unique opportunities in our local community. A minimum of 25-35 hours per week is required for summer fellowships. 15-25 hours per week is required for fall and spring fellowships. Depending on the institution, current students may be eligible to earn academic credit.

Groundwork is also a service site for AmeriCorps VISTA and FoodCorps full-year service programs. All available positions are posted below.

Currently we are seeking applications for Spring and Summer terms for the following:

Groundwork Center seeks a dynamic, self-starter to assist with connecting local food to healthcare and wellness initiatives in our region, as well as support in carrying out a statewide policy initiative focused on school children’s health and local economy entitled 10 Cents a Meal for School Kids & Farms. Click here to learn more.

Groundwork Center seeks a dynamic, self-starter to assist with advancing a Great Lakes Business Network to support action on the Line 5 oil pipeline operates in the Straits of Mackinac, as well as support for the newly formed Michigan Climate Action Network. Click here to learn more.

Groundwork Center seeks a dynamic, high-level undergraduate or graduate student or mid-career professional who will work with Groundwork to catalyze the 100% Local Clean Energy movement here in northwest Michigan – and spark an energy revolution across Michigan and the Midwest. Click here to learn more.

POSITION: FARM TO SCHOOL AMERICORPS VISTA

We are currently supporting the hiring of an AmeriCorps VISTA service member to begin service in late 2016 or early 2017. Duties include teaching farm to school lessons in classrooms for grades K-6, maintaining school gardens, and assisting food service with efforts to procure more local, healthy food. This is a full-time, paid position, with a one-year service commitment. Applications are expected to go live in the next few weeks. More information on the farm to school program at Traverse Bay Area Intermediate School District can be found at farmtoschool.tbaisd.org

LL.M. Employment

LL.M. Program in Agricultural & Food Lawis the first and only advanced legal degree program in the U.S. focusing on food and agriculture. With a curriculum that covers the full range of agricultural and food law issues, our program addresses legal issues "from farm to fork."

Visit our website for information about this unique program and the opportunities it offers.